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Joseph of Leonissa, OFM Cap.; was the third of eight children born at Leonessa (Italy) on January 8, 1556. At baptism he was given the name Eufranio. Impressed by the example of Matthew Silvestri,...
Saint Hyacintha was born of a noble, wealthy family at Vignanello in Italy, Hyacintha’s baptismal name was Clarice. In her early youth she was remarkable for her piety, but later became ...
Saint Agnes was born into a wealthy family during the last decade of the third century and lived in Rome during the last major persecution of the early Church under the Emperor Diocletian. Though h...